In the GSBPM it isn't clear whether some of the validation of administra=
tive datasets took place in the Collect phase (in 4.3), or whether it is al=
l in the Process phase (in 5.3). ABS staff would like to put these editing =
related activities in the Collect phase, as they need to do some integrity =
checks and fix any issues, both before and after loading these datasets to =
shared stores. These checks only deal with the basic integrity of the=
acquired datasets to the point where they can be loaded to stores. F=
or administrative datasets, these checks might include comparing the size, =
content (e.g. variables) and format of files received with the expected tar=
gets and checking against the standard metadata required for successful loa=
ding (e.g. no negative values, numeric only fields, etc.). These admi=
nistrative data checks are not that different to in-field checks for survey=
data. Any further editing/validation of input data would still be done in =
the Process phase.

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